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How Skype Punches Holes in Firewalls

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-thought-it-used-a-hammer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ever wondered, how P2P software like Skype directly exchanges data — despite the fact, that both machines are sitting behind a firewall that only permits outgoing traffic? Read about the hole punching techniques, that make a firewall admin's nightmares come true."

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  1. DS by an7ron · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wish my nintendo DS did this, so I could play metroid at work.

    1. Re:DS by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

      I wish my nintendo DS did this, so I could play metroid at work.

      And if you could disguise it to look like a cash register, your customers would have no idea you weren't ringing up their Happy Meal.

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  2. Ever wondered by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ever wondered, how to use, commas properly?

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    1. Re:Ever wondered by CODiNE · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't tease, those, who have graduated, from the Shatner, School of Grammar.

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  3. Re:Great article by Opie812 · · Score: 3, Funny

    +4 Insightful? How about "-1 RTFA, assface".

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